Display rack for periodicals



Feb. 27, 1934. FRESQN 1,949,200

DISPLAY RACK FOR PERIODICALS Filed July 16, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l ffyamFeb. 27, 1934. FRESON 1,949,200

DISPLAY RACK FOR PERIODICALS Filed July 16, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Emu/vim Patented Feb. 27, 1934 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE ApplicationJuly 16, 1932.

2 Claims.

My invention relates to display racks .f or periodicals and has for itsprimary object the providing of a portable rack which will retainperiodicals, such as newspapers and magazines, firmly in the rack butfrom which they may be easily removed.

Another object of my invention is to provide a portable display rackwhich will unfold periodicals to their best advantage.

A further object of this invention is to provide a portable periodicaldisplay rack which may be easily disassembled or folded into convenientform for storage when not in use.

A still further object is to provide a display rack for periodicalswhich shall be inexpensive and simple in construction yet so rigid andsturdy that it will withstand the rough usage to which such devices aresubjected.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the drawings in which only preferred embodiments of my invention areshown:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of one form of display rack.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the rack shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a modified form of the rack.

Fig. '7 is a front elevation of this form.

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view taken on line 88 of Fig. 7, and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the modified clips.

In the following specification in which like characters of reference areemployed to designate like parts throughout the same, the numeral 10designates a pair of parallel longitudinally disposed angle iron barswhich are spaced by and connected by lateral connecting straps 11 and 12at their top and bottom ends respectively.

Intermediate the straps l1 and 12 are a plurality of transverse fiatstrips 13 which are arranged parallel to each other and at right anglesto the longitudinal members 10. Ihese strips 13 are rigidly attached tothe members 10 by means of riveting, welding or any other suitablemeans.

At a point below each of the strips 13, and positioned parallel to it,is a rod 14 rotatably mounted in a pair of journals 15, attached to themembers 10 in a manner shown in Fig. 5. At a point 16, equidistant fromthe ends of each of the rods 14, is a clip designated as 17. Describingthis clip in detail: It comprises a flat piece of metal, which afterbeing shaped to its proper conformation, is vertically the same lengthas the distance between the rod 14, to which it is attached, and thestrip Serial No. 622,932

13 immediately above this rod. As shown in Fig. 4, one end of this flatmetal strip 17 is rigidly attached to the rod 14 and extends radiallyfrom it for approximately one fourth of its length as at 18, at whichpoint it is curved inwardly at 19 and extends upwardly at 20 to a pointadjacent the strip 13, when it is curved slightly outward as at 21.

Adjacent one end of each of the rods 14 is attached a radial rearwardlyextending arm 22, provided at its free end with an eye 23, to which isattached one end of a helical spring 24, the opposite end being held byan eyelet fixed to any convenient part of the rack; in the formillustrated this eyelet 25 is attached to the transverse strip 13immediately below the rod 14. By this means a spring clip is formed bythe clip 17 and the transverse strip 13 between which the periodicals tobe displayed are firmly held. By exerting pressure on the arm 22 againstthe tension of the spring 24 the clip 17 may be moved out of engagementwith its coacting strip 13 for the purpose of inserting periodicals inthe rack.

For the purpose of accommodating large or heavy material to bedisplayed, hooks 26 are provided longitudinally arranged along each ofthe members 10. These hooks 26 are attached at one of their ends 27 tothe member 10, at a point adjacent to, but slightly above the rod 14,and extend outwardly at 28 for a distance virtually the length of theportion 18 of the clip 17, at which point they extend upwardly andparallel to the member 10, as shown at 29. The purpose of these hooks isclearly shown in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of maintaining the rack in an upright but slightlyinclined position to facilitate easy visibility of the merchandisedisplayed thereon, supporting legs 30 are provided. These legs arefulcrumed onto the members 10 by means of a bolt or rivet 31 and areadapted to extend downwardly and rearwardly as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.The correct angle between the legs 30 and the members 10 is maintainedby means of the position of the fulcrum pin 31 and an angular extension32 of the leg, which is adapted to abut the forward flange of the angleiron member 10 as shown in Fig. 4. These legs 30 are adapted to befolded within the angle iron members 10 thereby forming a substantiallyflat arrangement of the rack for the purpose of storing them in alimited space when they are not in use.

In Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9 is shown a modified form of display rack whichprovides a design wherein three or four sides are utilized for displaypurposes. The construction of the several elements comprising this formof rack is substantially the same as shown and described as Figs. 1 to5. Two racks as shown in these first five figures, with the exception ofthe supporting legs 30, which are omitted, are both hinged at theirupper ends to triangular shaped plates 33 by means of bolts or rivets34. These bolts 34 are positioned near the base of the plates 33 at asubstantial distance from the upper ends of the members 10 as shown inFig. 6, to provide means of limiting the spreading movement of themembers 10 when the rack is opened to form its displaying position, thatof an inverted V.

A modified form of clip is also illustrated in these figures (6 to 9),but it must be understood that this modified clip is applicable to therack shown in Fig. 1 or the clip and hooks shown in Fig. l is applicableto the present form of rack. This clip comprises a base 35 which ischannel-shaped and is attached to a transverse rod 36, similar to rod14, and is rotatably journaled in bearings 15 which are attached tomembers 10. The channeled base 35 is provided with an upwardly extendingcurved tongue 37, similar to 17, which terminates in a cross head 38.The cross head 38 is adapted to abut the transverse strips 13 and togive an increased friction surface to hold the displayed matter withinthe rack.

In order to facilitate movement of the display rack from one location toanother, rollers or castors 39 are provided in the lower ends of themembers 10.

The above provides a display rack with two display surfaces but in orderto increase its utility, I have provided an additional display surfaceor side which may be applied to the rack or detached as the need arises.This side comprises a frame 40 substantially similar in construction tothe other two sides with exception, that the longitudinal angle ironside pieces 41 are positioned at an angle to one another to conform withthe inverted V-shaped space between the two hinged sections. These sidepieces are fastened together at the top and bottom by transverse straps42 and 43 respectively, while interposed between them are clips similarin every respect except their length, which is modified with respect tothe space between the side pieces 41, where the clips are positioned.Extending from the sides of the frame 40 are lugs 44 provided withdepending pins 45 which are adapted to be received in sockets 46attached to the inner sides of the members 10.

The display frames 40 may be provided on either one or both sides of thehinged display rack depending on need for additional display space orthe location in the store or room in which the rack is used.

It must be understood that only preferred embodiments of my inventionare shown and described herein and any departure from the disclosuresuch as in shape, size, arrangement of parts or certain modifications inconstruction to facilitate the manufacture thereof may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit of my invention or from the scope ofthe following claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

l. A display rack for periodicals comprising a pair of rectangularframes hinged to each other at their upper ends and adapted to beangularly disposed with respect to each other when in use, a triangularshaped frame to fit between the rectangular frames, each frame beingprovided with spring tensioned clips, sockets carried by the rectangularframes at sides thereof, and arms projecting from sides of thetriangular frame and having depending pins engaged through the socketsto detachably support the triangular frame.

2. A display rack for periodicals comprising a frame, an abutmentextending across said frame, an oscillatory channel disposed below theabutment and pivoted to the frame, a tongue extending upwardly from saidchannel intermediate ends thereof with its free end terminating in frontof the abutment to hold periodicals against the abutment, and springmeans yieldably resisting rocking movement of the channel in onedirection and causing the free end of the tongue to be urged towards theabutment.

FRANK FRESON.

